kuThimothewu, umntanami ngesiminya ekukholweni: Makube kuwe umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba nakuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. UPawulu ukhumbuza uThimothewu ukuba alwe nesifundiso samanga e-Efesu

Ngokuba ukuthanda imali kuyimpande yakho ko nke okubi ; abanye ngokuyifisa badukelwa ukukholwa, bazigwaza ngeminjunju eminingi. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngesiminya; ukufundisa izicebi nokuxwaya isifundiso samanga

Kunani pho ? Nokho uKristu uyamenyezelwa ngezindlela zonke , noma ngokuzenzisa noma ngesiminya ; kulokho-ke ngiyathokoza , yebo, ngiyakuthokoza,

Kepha nginitshela ngesiminya ukuthi bakhona abanye kwabemi lapha abangayikuzwa ngempela ukufa, baze babone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukukhazimuliswa kukaJesu entabeni (Math. 17:1; Mark. 9:2)

Amazwi ami avela enhliziywen i yami eqotho ; okwaziwa yizindebe zami ziyakukhuluma ngesiminya.